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PlayStation 4 launch in China delayed indefinitely

Jan08
by on January 8, 2015 at 12:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Consoles, ps4

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Sony is delaying the launch of its PlayStation 4 gaming console in China due to “various factors,” including prolonged negotiations with local authorities, reports Reuters. The PS4 was slated to go on sale in China on Jan 11, along with the portable PS Vita. By then, the console will already have been over a year late as compared to other markets including the US. Foreign consoles had been banned in the country for 14 years until last January. Sony had prepared extensively for the launch in China, signing up several local game developers and publishers to launch content for the PS4,…

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Tidying Up the Project Explorer

Jan08
by on January 8, 2015 at 12:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Keyboard, Visual Basic Editor

You know that pressing Ctrl+R in the VBE takes you to the Project Explorer. Of course you do. I’m not going to sit here and insult your intelligence by pretending that you don’t. But that means you are probably also just as confused as I am about which projects the VBE “chooses” to expand and which stay closed.

I have a lot of add-ins and that makes my Project Explorer very messy. Ideally I want the active project to be expanded and everything else collapsed. But I can’t have that. I decided I’ve had enough and added the following hotkey to my AutoHotKey VBE.ahk file.

^+r::
    Send ^r
    Send {End}
    Loop 20 {
        Send {Left 2}{Up}
    }

When I’m in the VBE (an IfWinActive condition in VBE.ahk) and press Ctrl+Shift+R, the focus goes to the Project Explorer, goes to the last project, then closes up to 20 of them. Two left arrows will collapse an expanded project and has no effect on a collapsed project. The up arrow goes to the next project. Genius, you say? I humbly agree.

I don’t keep my modules in Folders (Toggle folders using the button at the top of the Project Explorer). If you do, you’ll need to change the {Left 2} to {Left 4}.

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#charity urges techies to donate their time and expertise to help non-profit organizations

Jan08
by on January 8, 2015 at 12:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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While it’s always nice to see tech companies make good on their Corporate Social Responsibility promises with donations and initiatives, a new program from Budapest will soon let individuals from the industry pitch in, by volunteering their skills to help NGOs. Set to launch this March, #charity is a platform that connects non-profits with IT professionals to collaborate on projects like apps, sites and content that would normally cost a pretty penny to commission. In addition to helping NGOs save money, it gives techies a chance to lend a helping hand while making the best use of their skills and experience. The…

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Microsoft Lumia 830 and 930 arriving in special golden edition starting next week

Jan08
by on January 8, 2015 at 12:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Launches

Microsoft today announced that its Lumia 830 and 930 Windows Phone 8.1-based smartphones will soon be available in a special anodized golden finish on the chassis. While the devices are otherwise unchanged, if you’ve been awaiting a slightly classier looking version of either handset, then this is the news you wanted. The Lumia 930 Gold will arrive first – in black – from this week, and will then be made available in white at the end of the month. The Lumia 830 Gold, will also be available in the same colors and is set to land in February.  The 830 and…

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Big Mac with Qis? Wireless charging comes to 50 McDonalds restaurants in the UK

Jan08
by on January 8, 2015 at 10:52 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, UK

Burger-chomping McDonalds customers in the UK will soon get the opportunity to wirelessly charge their Qi-compliant (pronounced ‘Chee’) smartphones while in the company’s restaurants, thanks to an extended deal with Air Charge. The good news: There will be more than 600 individual wireless chargers awaiting (completely free) use. The bad news: Those 600 charging spots will be spread across only 50 of the company’s restaurants in the UK, with many of them in London. In total, there are more than 1,200 McDonalds in the UK, so the chances of randomly walking into one with a Qi charger seems quite low.…

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